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Palette Town

Category: Amusement Parks, Stores/Malls
Location: Koto-ku

Fodor's Review:

Palette Town, is a complex of malls and amusements at the east end of the island. The uncontested landmark here is the the 377-foot-high Ferris wheel, modeled after the London Eye, the biggest in the world; it's open daily 10-10 and costs ¥900. Adjacent to the Great Ferris Wheel of Diamonds and Flowers is Mega Web, a complex of rides and multimedia amusements that's also a showcase for the Toyota Motor Corporation. You can ride a car (hands off—the ride is electronically controlled) over a 1-km (½-mi) course configured like a roller coaster but moving at a stately pace. You can drive any car you want, of course, as long as it's a Toyota. The shopping mall Venus Fort (Palette Town 1-chome, Aomi, Koto-ku. 03/3599-0700) at Aomi consists of galleries designed to suggest an Italian Renaissance palazzo, with arches and cupolas, marble fountains and statuary, and painted vault ceilings. The mall is chock-full of boutiques by the likes of Jean Paul Gaultier, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and all the other usual suspects.

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